Examine the Organization of the Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connections

question 40

Multiple Choice

Examine the organization of the prefrontal cortex and its connections with the frontostriatal system as presented in section 15.7. If these principles are correct, you could say that there is functional and anatomical evidence that ________________________.

• A) anterior regions of the prefrontal cortex are most associated with the "big picture" goals of an organism.
• B) the ventral striatum works largely independently from the prefrontal cortex in selecting behavioral goals.
• C) the striatum is predominately responsible for decisions regarding motor control while the prefrontal cortex tends to be involved in high-level decision making processes.
• D) Both the prefrontal cortex and the striatum communicate widely with other brain regions, thus they likely operative relatively independently of one another.
• E) all of the above are accurate statements.

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